Vice-President Kashim Shettima will represent President Bola Tinubu at the 18th BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi, India, scheduled for this weekend.
In a statement on Friday, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima’s
spokesperson, said the vice-president would join leaders from BRICS member and
partner countries, as well as other invited dignitaries, for plenary and
high-level sessions focused on global economic growth, multilateral cooperation
and shared development priorities.
Nkwocha said Shettima will also hold bilateral engagements
with leaders and senior officials of participating countries, with discussions
expected to focus on opportunities for deeper economic and diplomatic
cooperation.
“The engagement will provide Nigeria with another platform
to strengthen partnerships in trade and investment, energy, agriculture, solid
minerals, technology, and innovation, while promoting greater cooperation among
countries of the Global South,” the statement reads.
Nigeria became a partner country of BRICS, a 20-year-old
economic bloc of major emerging economies, in January 2025.
This year’s summit is theme ‘Building for Resilience,
Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability’.
Nkwocha said the summit would open another channel for
Nigeria to deepen South-South cooperation and engage with some of the world’s
largest emerging economies on trade, investment, development finance, and the
reform of global governance institutions.
Nkwocha said the vice-president is expected to return to
Nigeria after participating in the summit.
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